DRY FARMING CONGRESS. 



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GOVERNOR CUTLER (Presiding) : The next thing in order will be 

 the appointment of a committee on credentials — five in number— to be 

 named by the Congress. Nominations are now in order. 



The following named persons were, by delegates, nominated for places 

 on the committee on credentials: George Paxton, of Evanston, Wyoming; 

 Heber Bennion, of Salt Lake County, Utah; James Lovelace, Utah County, 

 Utah; J. F. Osier, of Juab County, Utah. 



MR. EVANS (From Utah): I desire to call the attention of the Con- 

 gress to the fact that there are to be but five delegates on this committee 

 and other states should be recognized. Most of the delegates nominated 

 are from Utah. This ought not to be. (Applause.) 



A PELEGy\TE: I nominate Hon. Thomas Webster, of Rexburg, 

 Idaho. 



A DELEGATE: t nominate C. R. Root, of Denver. 



THE CHAIRMAN: Are there any other names? We have now six 

 names. I think the point taken by Mr. Evans of Utah County a good one, 

 that the majority should be from outside of Utah. However, it is for 

 you to say, gentlemen. 



A DELEGATE: I nominate John W. Tate, of Tooele County, Utah. 



Other delegates were nominated as follows: Judge E. O. McCutcheon, 

 Idaho Falls, Idaho; George R. Day, of Idaho; Richard A. Riepe, Ely, 

 Nevada. 



MR. EVANS: Mr. Chairman, it seems to me that we are getting into 

 some confusion with respect to this matter. I therefore move that the 

 secretary call the roll of the states represented here and that each dele- 

 gation of the state name its committeeman on credentials. T think there 

 should be one committeeman from each state. 



A DELEGATE (From Utah) : I second that motion. I think this is 

 a time when Utah can afford to be magnanimous in matters of this kind. 



THE CHAIRMAN: That would mean some fifteen or eighteen 

 members. The committee consists of five members. 



MR. EVANS (From Utah): I move a suspension of the rules, and 

 that we appoint on this committee on credentials one member from each 

 state represented here, and that when the roll of states is called the vari- 

 ous states name their man. I move that as a substitute for this other 

 motion. 



A DELEGATE: Do I understand that this committee consists of 

 five members? 



THE CHAIRMAN: Yes, sir. 



DELEGATE: Then I move that the first man named from each 

 state be the committeeman on credentials. 

 Motion duly seconded. 



MR. BURNS: I would like to offer as a substitute to cover all of 

 the various motions and amendments, in order to save confusion, this mo- 

 tion: That the chairman be allowed to nominate this entire committee 

 from the list which he will secure from the various states, and report 

 this afternoon or evening. 



